Dramatic Video Captures Something Terrifying Happening to an Airplane Right Before Takeoff

Jack Perkins was on his way home when suddenly all of the planes at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at Georgia were grounded because of a fierce thunderstorm.

He wanted to let his wife know why he was running late after a delayed flight, so he started recording a video. In his footage, there is a long line of planes stalling for takeoff on the runway. Rain is pouring down so hard that visibility in limited, and the sky is an eerie gray.

All is calm in the storm, until in a split second, 17 seconds into the recording, the sky goes completely pitch black as a bright, thick burst of lightning strikes a plane, directly in front of its tail.

Screenshot via YouTube

Perkins had absolutely no idea that he was about to film an actual LIGHTNING bolt striking a Delta 737 plane on the runway. In fact, the strike happened so quickly that he didn't even realize what had happened until he played back the video. His hand doesn't even shake as he captures the bolt on his phone!

We'd say that's he's lucky he snagged such a shot—but he's even luckier he wasn't on that plane.

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